Barberton man faces prison for killing his mother then living with her corpse

The booking photo of Michael Petrie. Petrie lived with the badly decomposed body of his 67-year-old mother who was discovered inside of a Barberton home in 2012. A Summit County jury has found Petrie, 33, guilty of aggravated murder, murder and abuse of a corpse.

Police tape surrounds the 23rd street NW home where Maureen Petrie's badly decomposed body was found in Barberton. A Summit County jury has found Michael Petrie, 33, of 23rd Street, N.W., guilty of aggravated murder, murder and abuse of a corpse. (Mike Cardew Akron Beacon Journal file photo)